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Policing Authority publishes Review of 2022

The Policing Authority has today published its Review of 2022, providing an overview of the breadth and depth of the work it has undertaken this year.

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Policing Authority publishes report on roundtable symposium on co-response models to crisis mental health events

The Policing Authority has today published a report on a roundtable event at the University of Limerick, which brought international experts together to discuss joint policing and health agency responses (co-response models) to crisis mental health situations. Policing Authority publishes report on roundtable symposium on co-response models to crisis mental health events

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Policing Authority Statement on the Examination of the Garda Síochána review of the closure (including cancellation) of Computer Aided Dispatch incidents

The Policing Authority has today published the Final Report on the Examination of the Garda Síochána review of the closure (including cancellation) of Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) incidents.

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Policing Authority welcomes publication of Garda Síochána Culture Audit

The Policing Authority welcomes today’s publication of the Summary of Findings of the Garda Síochána’s Culture Audit: Your Voice Our Future, conducted independently by Durham University Business School. The Authority received a high level briefing on the work in recent days and looks forward to receiving the report in full, and reflecting on it.  

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Policing Authority publishes Assessment of Policing Performance July 2022

The Policing Authority has today published its Assessment of Policing Performance, an evaluation of the Garda Síochána’s performance over the first half of 2022.

Garda Appointments

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Policing Authority Appoints Assistant Commissioners in the Garda Síochána

The Policing Authority is pleased to announce that, at its Authority meeting last week, it appointed Chief Superintendents Jonathan Roberts, Eileen Foster and Paul Cleary to the rank of Assistant Commissioner in the Garda Síochána.

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Policing Authority publishes Annual Report 2021

The Policing Authority has published its Annual Report for 2021, which was laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas  on Tuesday 26 July by Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD.

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Policing Authority Statement on the death of former Authority Member, Dr. Vicky Conway

The Policing Authority is deeply saddened to learn of the death of its former Member, Dr. Vicky Conway.  Vicky was appointed to the first board of the Authority in January 2016 and made an invaluable contribution to its work.